The New York Unbiased System Operator (NYISO) has launched a brand new interconnection course of with vital enhancements and enhancements, essential for integrating a excessive quantity of latest era services onto the grid.
NYISO’s “Cluster Examine” course of and different enhancements have been developed in collaboration with stakeholders by way of the NYISO’s governance course of in recent times. Collectively, these enhancements will drive substantial efficiencies and enhancements within the NYISO’s interconnection course of and allow an rising variety of clear vitality tasks to interconnect to the grid in a dependable, clear, and well timed method. Moreover, the brand new examine course of and enhancements introduced August 5 will help New York State’s efforts to decarbonize the electrical grid as acknowledged within the Local weather Management and Group Safety Act (CLCPA).
“The launch of our new interconnection examine course of and the corresponding enhancements mirror our steadfast dedication to delivering the grid of the longer term,” mentioned Wealthy Dewey, president and CEO of NYISO. “I need to thank our workforce of execs and stakeholders for advancing these vital enhancements. This collaborative effort will ship higher efficiencies and transparency in our interconnection course of.”
A ‘Cluster Examine’ Method
NYISO’s new examine course of, which was launched on August 1, is carried out in two phases to guage a big group of interconnection requests collectively slightly than individually, saving time and workload for the NYISO, utilities, and vitality builders. The timeframes set by the method signify a major discount within the NYISO’s general interconnection course of from its earlier procedures.
Moreover, the examine course of limits the variety of mid-stream mission modifications in order that delays for a single mission don’t influence the progress of different tasks seeking to advance by way of the interconnection course of. The primary examine window opened on August 1.
New Interconnection Portal
NYISO’s interconnection portal is a digital platform the place builders and utilities submit and acquire data on pending interconnection proposals and purposes. The NYISO has made a number of enhancements to the interconnection portal to reinforce the consumer expertise and streamline the method. Particularly, vitality builders may have higher visibility of their mission progress and standing, which helps them keep knowledgeable about key developments through the examine course of.
To be taught extra, go to NYISO’s Connecting to the Grid web page.
—POWER edited this content material, which was contributed by the New York Unbiased System Operator.
